Upcoming Dates
March 26 - FCPS Special Education Conference
March 28 - School Picture Make-ups
March 31 - End of Third Quarter - 2 hour Early Release
March 31 - Kinder Orientation (3:00-4:00pm)
April 1 - Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
April 4-8 Spring Break
The 2022-23 school calendar was approved by the school board recently. To find out more about next year’s school calendar, visit the FCPS website.
Kindergarten Orientation
Here at Forestville, we will be hosting a Kindergarten Orientation for our Forestville families. The orientation is for children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2022. The orientation will give you the opportunity to meet our K team and other Forestville staff members, learn about our K program, see what a day in the life of a kindergartener looks like and provide you with a Q&A session to answer any questions you may have.
This year, we will have an in-person Kinder Orientation, with a virtual online streaming component for those families who would prefer that option. Please use this form to register for the orientation.
Here are the details for the orientation:
What: Kindergarten Orientation
Where: In-person at Forestville Elementary (cafeteria) or virtually via Zoom (a link will be emailed to you; if you filled out the form above)
When: Thursday, March 31st from 3:00-4:00pm
Important Note: For those families attending the orientation in-person, please bring your rising Kindergarten child with you to the orientation. During the orientation session for parents, your children will be split between the three kindergarten classrooms where they will participate in some enjoyable activities. Forestville Elementary staff members will be in the classrooms supervising them, while parents are in the cafeteria going through the orientation with our Kindergarten teachers. We ask that you please try and limit the number of family participants to the Orientation to the best of your ability; to include parents/guardians and your rising kindergartener.
Please use this link to register for the orientation.
Learn more about the registration process HERE. Please use the following link to access the registration forms bundle.
Please email our school registrar, Ms. Huong Tran at httran2@fcps.edu. Ms. Tran will collect the required forms and she will schedule a registration appointment after review.
Please help us spread the word to neighbors and friends who have preschool children and live within the Forestville Elementary School boundaries.
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Save the Date! Online Auction
The Silent Auction benefiting FES ends on Monday, March 24th! Thank you to our teachers, staff, and community for their donations! 100% of the FES - based funds raised through the auction will go directly to support our school. Our teachers and students look forward to these opportunities, and we appreciate your support. Click here to view our FES auction items.
The online General Auction has so many wonderful area opportunities. The funds raised through the General Auction Items will be split between Great Falls ES, Forestville ES, and Colvin Run ES.
Click Here to view the General Auction Items
Make-up Day - March 28, 2022
This photo day is for students who were absent, new to the school, or who were not happy with their original package
(students are required to return their original package to the photographer).
Anyone who has not ordered can still do so using the link below :
https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000915229
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YEARBOOK ORDERING
Please visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com and put in our school code: 21994 (or you can search by our school name).
We have a couple of different options this year. Our soft-cover yearbook is priced at $20 and our hard-cover yearbook is priced at $30. The content will be completely the same, only the cover material differs. Please note that there is a minimum order we need to meet for the hard-cover yearbooks and, if it is not met, those who ordered them will receive the soft-cover book and the difference will be refunded by the PTA.
You also have the option of personalizing your yearbook with your child's name on the cover (lower right corner) for an additional fee. This works for both soft-cover and hard-cover types.
We are offering a discount to those who order early! Order by Friday, April 8th and get a $2 discount on either yearbook option. The last day to order a yearbook at full price is Friday, April 22nd. The yearbook will be shipped directly to the school (unfortunately, cannot be shipped to your house) in early June.
Please email community.fespta@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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Free Online Tutoring Services for All Students Coming Soon!
All FCPS students will soon have unlimited access to online tutoring support services through Tutor.com at no cost. Funds to support Tutor.com for school year 2022-23 and 2023-24 will come from an ESSER III Unfinished Learning Grant.
Students can connect online any time, and in most subjects for as long as they need. Tutoring is focused instruction provided to students in a one-on-one format through voice or text chat. Tutors will focus on developing student’s strengths and capabilities in reading, mathematics, or other specified subjects. Tutoring services may be accessed before, during, or after school hours and/or on weekends through a link in Schoology.
All tutors must pass a rigorous application process including an extensive background check. No personal information is shared between a student and tutor. All sessions are recorded and transcripts are available for review by teachers and parents/guardians.
Students will automatically have access to the Tutor.com tutoring service unless a parent/guardian submits an opt-out request. All FCPS families will soon receive an email including an online tutoring services notice and opt-out information. Additionally, a hard copy form will be sent home with every student.
For additional information, visit our online tutoring services website.
Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity
FCPS has new tools to help parents and guardians know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided by Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, at no cost to families. You may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites your child visited. If you want more detailed information, sign up for the Internet Use Parent portal and log-in anytime to see more detail about your child’s browsing and “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours. Find out more and sign up for these services on our website.
Elementary Magnet School Lottery
The Magnet Lottery registration window will opens Tuesday, March 1, 2022. No late applications will be accepted. Families wanting to apply for the Magnet Lottery must have a SIS account. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required.
A separate application must be completed for each sibling applying. Legacies also must apply to be eligible. Acceptances into one of the magnet programs is not transferable into another program or school.
Registration for the elementary magnet school lottery closes on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. No late applications will be accepted.
Family Engagement Survey
Taking this survey will help strengthen the partnership between your family and your school. When that partnership is strong, students can experience a range of benefits including improved school readiness, higher student achievement, and better social skills and behavior. Your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve FCPS’ practices to best support our students.
For more information, please watch this short video from Superintendent Brabrand and visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage. Your voice matters!
For questions regarding the FCPS Family Engagement Survey, please contact our Family Liaison, Karen Meixner, at kpmeixner@fcps.edu
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